CMS Issues Revised Guidance on Hospital Price Transparency Requirements
POWERS Principal, Barbara Williams, provides information regarding Price Transparency Requirements Effective January 1, 2019. Read the memo here.
Powers Principal Bobby Silverstein Quoted in SHRM Discussing President Bush’s Support in Making Americans with Disabilities Act a Reality
Powers Principal Robert “Bobby” Silverstein was recently quoted in a Society for Human Resource Management article discussing the importance of President George H.W. Bush’s support in the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Powers Associate Leela Baggett to Present at the Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference
Powers Associate Leela Baggett will present on the enforcement of Medicare enrollment requirements on Monday, November 5, 2018.
New Medicare Reimbursement Model
On Thursday, October 25, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (“ANPRM”) describing a new Medicare reimbursement model aimed at lowering prescription drug costs. Click here to read the Powers memo.
Powers Counsel Steve Kuperberg Presents on Conducting Internal Investigations
Powers Counsel Steve Kuperberg presented on conducting internal investigations at The George Washington University as part of the university’s Healthcare Corporate Compliance Graduate Certificate program.Read More
Powers Associate Shuchi Parikh to Present on 340B Drug Pricing Program at D.C. Bar
Powers Associate Shuchi Parikh will present on the 340B Drug Pricing Program at a D.C. Bar Health Law Community event on September 26.Read More
U.S. Department of Labor States Organ Donation Covered Under FMLA
On August 28, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor issued an opinion letter stating organ donation surgery can qualify as a “serious health condition” under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.Read More
Megan La Suer Joins Powers Healthcare Practice
Powers is pleased to announce that Megan La Suer has joined the firm’s healthcare practice group.Read More
Bipartisan Senate and House Committee Letter to HRSA Signals Continued Focus on 340B Program
A bipartisan letter sent earlier this week by the leadership of the Senate and House committees with oversight of the 340B Program reflects both Congressional resolve to keep a focus on the program and potentially a shifting battlefield regarding potential changes in the 340B Program at the close of 2018 and entering 2019. Read More